Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Immobilized Bacterial Composite Bead And Method For Recovering Iron And Copper From Waste Circuit Boards

MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641124649 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on October 15, 2026, for Immobilized Bacterial Composite Bead And Method For Recovering Iron And Copper From Waste Circuit Boards.

Inventors include Anand Prem Rajan; and Harshan K.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: ABSTRACT IMMOBILIZED BACTERIAL COMPOSITE BEAD AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING IRON AND COPPER FROM WASTE CIRCUIT BOARDS The present disclosure relates to an immobilized bacterial bead (100) for uptake of metal ions. The bead (100) comprises a sodium alginate matrix (102) crosslinked with calcium ions (104) and Bacillus cer...